Ron Von der Porten

Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.

Books

• Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
• Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1982
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1967
  • Reisinger (1) 1962
  • Spingold (2) 1975, 1980

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970